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Her finely-touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth. But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.

No chance of Adam Brody coming out, is there? But one can live in hope.

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Her finely-touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth. But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.

I guess that's one of the reasons that used to be given (is still given?) justifying gay male actors who chose/choose to remain in the closet: that if they came out, then women wouldn't fall in love with them, straight men wouldn't be able to identify with them.

One things that's changed though that is straight actors are now totally comfortable playing gay roles. It almost seems like a rite of passage for an under-30 Hollywood actor these days. Not the case as recently as 20 or 25 years ago.

J.

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Her finely-touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth. But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.

P.S.- What's with the "very stable relationship" bit? Does anyone in the entertainment business actually announce that they aren't in a stable relationship, even when they married another star, within 3 days of meeting that person, just after both were released from the same rehab center for getting caught, by their former partners of course, snorting cocaine from their former lover's buttcrack?

Sorry that's 4 to go, didn't realize that band actually had 5 members. If you wanna see the cover of People magazine (where he comes out), visit the website below. But be warned, the planned cover page is horrible.

Cliff

P.S. (or is it P.P.S. now)- The rumors first surfaced that he may be gay, when he was seen vacationing in Provincetown with his very stable relationship partner, wearing each other clothes over the course of the vacation. I don't know what's worse, gay men wearing each others clothes or the paparazzi actually having the requisite attention to detail to make note of this.

And is his coming out really a shocker to those close to him? Please. Would it be so wrong for someone to stay in the closet because theyre worried about their OWN career? I dont buy it that he was so worried about the others....maybe it was part of it but is it so wrong to be concerned about himself?

Also, convenient all this publicity comes out now that he is developing a pilot. Call me a cynic.

I give Lance, a great deal of credit for coming out, He had to have pondered this for a long time, and I am sure it was not an easy decision. It took a lot of courage. I bet theres a whole lot of people on these forums, that wouldn't come out and admit it to the world. Think about it...

I'll guess/speculate to the extent that Lance is more of a bottom in the "very stable relationship" and Reichen (formerly Richard) more the top. Just sayin'... and I could be wrong. These things are so hard to decipher these days.

J.

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Her finely-touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in channels which had no great name on the earth. But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.

eeeww, this seems like just a last grasp for publicity by yet another Has Been Pop Star. I've seen this go down ( oops ) so many times that its actually becoming predictable...they either: A) wind up in Rehab after an incident like the one Cliff vividly described, B) Get Screwed over by Their Manager and wind up broke and selling shit in infomercials, or C) Come Out. In some cases they hit the 'Has Been Trifecta' A la' George Michael, Boy George and Milli and/or Vanilli.

A great movie to pick up about now is 'Harry and Max' about a gay romance between two members of a 'Boy Band'oh ya, they happen to be brothers. I believe they have it at Blockbuster and NetFlix....

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"Fortunately, I Keep My T Cells Numbered For Just Such An Emergency" -Either Foghorn Leghorn or Johnny Cash

Hello? Helen Keller would have known that Lance Bass was gay.................DUH!

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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves.."Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?"